Line holder



K- E. SCHNEIDER ET AL Oct. 7, 1952 LINE HOLDER 2 SHEETS SHEET 1 FiledFeb. 12, 1951 INVENTORS. KENNETH E..SCHNEIDER B ERALD w SCHNEIDER WTHEIR ATTORNFY Oct. 7, 1952 K. E. SCHIQEIDER ETAL 2,612,695

' LI E HOLDER Filed Feb. 12, 1951 2 Sl-IEETS-SHEET 2 FIG. 5 Fla 8'-INVNTOR$ KENNETH E. SCHNEIDER GERALD W. SCHNEIDER THEIR ATTORNEYPatented Oct. 7, 1952 r ore-ice y 2,612,695 w I IJNE'HOLDER H J KennethE. Schneider and Gerald W. Schneider," f Y lBorger, Tex. r

' 1 Application Febii aiy 12,195i,seriaineerwm This invention relates to'a' line "holder and more particularly to a holder for a cord or linesuch as is employed by masons and others en-. gaged in constructionwhere the work must be arranged in a straight line.

In the construction" of buildings and the like it is the presentpractice of a mason to first con struct at opposite ends of afoundationor other wall a corner comprising several courses of bricl; orlike building units, and then to stretch a cord between saidcor'nerstoact as a guide with which the intervening bricks or building units arealigned as'they are laid. Such methods of construction require that thecornersbe care fully built so" thatth'eyfare plumb and level as well asin proper alignment as otherwise the completed wall will prove faulty.

The primary object of this invention is tosupport a line'orcord inproper position with relation to a wall to be constructed so that thebricks or building units may be laid in proper alignmentthroughout theentire length of the wall including the corners' thereof. I

" Another object is to support a line or cord at the proper level insurrounding relation to the structure being built.

A further o-bject'is to sov support the line or cord that it defines theperimeterof the, structure under construction.

Still'another object is to hold a line or cord in such a position alongall Walls of the structure that it will define the inner faces of thewalls.

The above and other objects may be attained by employing this inventionwhich embodies among its featuresstandards positioned adjacent thecorners of a building structure, means connected to the standards andengaging the sup-v portingsurface for holding said standards vertical, acarriage mounted on each standard for movement vertically thereon,meanscarried by each carriage for engaging its respective stand-f ard andholding the respective carriage in vertically adjusted position on itsrespective standard, fingers carried by the carriages and projectingtoward the building structure, and hooks on the fingers for holding aline or cord in building structure perimeter definingpo'sition. v

Other features include brace members carried by the standards forengaging the building structure'adjacent the corners thereof and holdingthe standards vertical, and means carried by the brace members andengaging the standards for holding said brace members-inverticallyadjusted position on said standards. v

Still other features include abase-plate adapted 2 to be fixed to asupportin'g'surface beneatheach standard, a plate carried by eachstandard at the lower end thereof and resting on its respective baseplate; and means carried by each'base plate and extending through theplate resting on the basepla'te for holding the standards in adjustedposition ontheir respective base plates. Tn the drawings: f f Figure 1is a fragmentary fside View of one corner of'a building structureshowing one element of this improved line holder in proper positionrelative to the add acent corner,

Figure 2 is atop plan view'of Figure l,-

Figure? is an enlarged horizontal sectiona view'taken substantially onthe. line 3 3 of Figure"1',

Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view taken substantially on theline 44 of Figure 3,

Figure 5 is a'perspective view of one of the brace and stake connectingelements,

Figure 6 is an enlarged horizontal sectional View taken substantially onthe line 6-6 of Figurelgfi' v Figure 7 is a fragmentary front view ofFigure 6, g H

Figured is a fragmentary side view of Figure 6.

Figure 9' isfanenlarged fragmentary sectional View taken substantiallyon the line 9-4! of Figjure 1, I I I I a I Figure 0 i a r d'plan view ofa typical brace bar, y. 1

Figure 11 is a fragmentary plan view of a typical-brace bar showing itconnected to a modified formof bracing stake, and

- Figure 12 is an enlarged horizontal view through astandard showing inplan a brace member thereon. Referring t-othe relatively heavy angle barhaving perpendicularly extending legs-"l2 and I4 is provided a'tone endwith anatta'ching plate HS which extends perpendicularly relative to theangle bar and is provided'with longitudinally spaced openings l8 ofrelatively large'dim ensions.

A base'plat'e 20 of substantially the same contour as the attachingplate [6 is provided on its upper side with upwardly extendinglongitudinallyspaced studs 22 which project through the openings It inthe attaching plate i6 and are equipped with nuts 24 and washers 26 forclamping the plates I6 and 20 against one another; The plate 20 isprovided on. opposite sides of the studs 22 with longitudinallyextending rows of longitudinally spaced'openings 28 forthe-recepsectional drawings in detail a standard designated generally 10and comprising a a 3 1 tion of spikes or nails by which the base platemay be attached to a wooden stake 30 which in most instances serves asthe anchorage for the lower end of the standard I0. In some instances itmay be necessary to employ an iron or steel stake in which event thebase plate 20 will be welded thereto in substantially the position shownby stake 30 in Figures 1 and 4.

Stakes 32 and 34 which aresimilar in construction to the stake 30 aredriven into the ground in spaced relation to the stake 30 andsubstantially as illustrated in Figure 2, and attached to the top ofeach stake 32 and 34 isa plate 36 carrying an upstanding ear 38. It willbe understood of course that in place of each stake 32 and 34 and theplates 36 and ears 38 a stake 40 (Fig. 11) formed of angle iron may besubstituted when the conditions of the ground are such as to renderimpractical the use of the wooden stakes. In such event a leg of theangle ironstake 40 will serve the same purpose as the ear 38 on theplate 36. I

In. order to hold each standard I plumb and trulyfvertical, a brace bar42 is connected at one end to the leg I2 of its respective standard I0and at its opposite end to the plate 36 carried by the stake 34 or astake 40 in a similar location. Likewise a brace bar 44 is connected tothe leg I4 of the standard I0 and the plate 36' of the stake 32 or avstake 40 similarly located. Each brace bar 42 and 44 comprises anelongated angle iron'4'6 which carries at one end a bifurcated jawmember 48in which an ear 38 or a leg of the stake 40 is received andheld by a thumb screw 50. 1' The opposite end of each brace bar 46 isprovided with a similar bifurcated jaw member 52 opposite legs of whichare provided with openings 54 which align axially and receive anattaching bolt 56 bywhich a coupling member designated generally 58 isconnected thereto.

Each coupling member 58 comprises a substantially U-shaped body 60 fromthe bight portion of which projects longitudinally an ear 62 having anopening 64 therein throughwhich extends an attaching bolt 56 in order topivotally couplethereon an adjacent angle iron 46. One leg of eachU-shaped body 60 is providedwith an, internally screw threaded opening66 in. which theshank of a thumb screw 68 is threaded. In erecting thedevice the coupling members 58- are connected to the legs I2 and I4 ofthe standard I0 as illustrated in Fig, 9 in vertically spaced relationto the attaching plate I6 as illustrated in Fig. 1 with the brace bars42' and 44 disposed substantially as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 to hold thestandard I0 in vertical position.

A carriage designated generally is mounted to slide vertically on eachstandardIU between the attaching plate I6 and the couplings 58 and eachsuch carriage comprises a substantially triangular frame which includesa pair of convergent side bars I2 and 14 which are joined at theirdivergent ends by a: base bar "I6 through which extends a thumb screw I8in axial alignment with the convergent ends of the side bars '12 and I4.The shank of the thumb screw 78 is threadedlyengaged' with the base bar16 so that it: may be made to impinge on the standard I0.- adjacent thejunction of the legs I2 and I4 thereofv in order tohold the carriage 'I0atthe desired height thereon-. Projecting outwardly from. thecarriage 1. 0 atv the; junction of the side bars I2 and thereof along anaxis which lies above and-ina verticaljplane with the axisof the thumbsem /v18 is an arm which carriesat its end remote from the carriage avertical finger 82 hav ing a cord or line receiving groove 84 formedtherein adjacent its end remotefrom the arm 80. Similar arms 86 and- 88project from the bars 12 and 14 respectively in spaced parallel relationto the arm 80 and carry at their ends remote from the carriage I0vertically extending fingers 90 and 92 which like the fingers 82 areprovided adjacent their ends remote from their respective arms with cordor line receiving grooves 94 and 96 respectively. It is to be noted thatthe .arms 86 and 88 are of greater length than the arm. 80 so that whenthe device is in position adjacent the corner of a building a cord orline lying. in the grooves 84, 94 and 96 will be held in the exactposition to which a wall is to be constructed. Carried by the base barI6 adjacent opposite ends thereof and projecting outwardly therefrom inperpendicular relation therewith are spaced parallel anchoring pins 98and I00 to which a line or cord may be anchored in any suitable manner.I

In order to furtherbrace the standard. I0 as the construction progressesa second carriage designated generally I02 comprising a triangular framecomposed of a base bar I04 and convergent side bars I06 and1I'08'ismounted on the standard I0 for vertical movement thereon. Likethe basebar 'IB of the carriage l ll, the base bar I04is formed with aninternally screw threaded opening in which is threadedly engaged a thumbscrew IIO which aligns axially with the apex. of the triangular frame atthe junction of the side bars I06 and I08. Projecting, outwardly fromsaid apex in axial alignment with the thumb screw H0 is a threadedstud II2 upon which is threaded a nut II4.. A second stud 6 threadedlyengages. the nut H4 and carries atits end remote from said nut a pair ofdivergent arms I I8 and I20 carrying pads @122 and I 24 respec-.- tivelywhich engage adjacent faces F and F of the corner of a wall W; The studsH2 and H6 are oppositely threaded and theYnut'I I4 is likewiseoppositely threaded. so that by turning. the nut I I4, the studs maybemoved-toward. or away from one another.'

In use the standard I0 is coupledtothebase plate 28 as illustrated inFig. 4 so as tostand in a vertical position. The base plate 20.obviously may be attached to a stak e 30 as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 4or may rest on any suitable surface. The brace bars 42 and '44 are' thenconnected to opposite legs of the. standard II]. by the coupling 58-.andeitherclamped to stakes as shown in Figs. I and 2v or otherwiseanchoredin substantially similar positions to asupporting surface to stabili'zethe standard: I0 and hold it vertical adjacent the corner. of a buildingstructure substantially as shown. With the carriage I0 mountedon the.standard asshown and a standard. so, mounted. adjacent each corner ofthe building a line or cord C (Figs-1 and 2) is anchored atone. end. toan. anchoring: pin 98- ona carriage and iscarried. inthe groove 94 ofthe finger 98- thereof to lie alonga line defining the side of the wallof the building. Continuing on, the line or GOId-"C 8I10EI'S bh-G groove96 in the finger 92 of the nextadjacent carriage I0 from whenceiten-tersthe groove84 in the finger 82 thereof and passing around theportion of the finger 82 adjacent the carriage it enters the groove 94of the finger to continue along a line defining an adjacentwall of thebuilding. By thus continuing the line-orv cord and threadingv it aroundthe fingers as abovedescribed it can; be

brought completely around the perimeter of the building back to thecarriage 10 from whence it started where it enters the groove in thefinger 92 and is anchored to the anchoring pin I00. By thus having theline or cord C define the perimeter of the building it is evident thatbricks or like building units may be laid in successive courses withoutrequiring the building corners to provide line or cord holders.Obviously as the courses are laid one upon another the carriages 70 willbe elevated on their respective standards In until the structure hasbeen completed. In some instances it may be found desirable to use twocarriages 10 upon a single standard 10 in which event the carriage abovethe coupling members 58 will be inverted so that by raising thelowermost carriage 10 to the highest point permissible and lowering theuppermost inverted carriage 10 to the lowest position permissible, theends of the fingers 82, 90 and 92 of opposite carriages will contact oneanother so that the line or cord C may be easily transferred from thefingers on one carriage to those on the adjacent carriage. By thusemploying two carriages ill on each standard In the buildingconstruction may progress with the least possible interruption.

By employing the line holders as suggested in the broken lines in Fig.2, it is evident that the line or cord held thereby may define the innerperimeter of the building structure.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredform of this invention, it is to be understood that minor changes in thedetails of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may beresorted to without 6 departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as claimed.

We claim:

In a line or cord holder a standard adapted to be supported in avertical position adjacent a corner of a building, a carriage mounted onsaid standard to move vertically, means carried by the carriage andengaging the standard for holding said carriage at a selected height onsaid standard, a pair of arms projecting outwardly from the carriagetoward the building, line holding fingers on the arms for holding a cordor line in a position to define one side of the wall of the building, athird arm carried by the carriage between the first mentioned arms, saidthird arm being of less length than the pair of arms, and a fingercarried by said third arm adjacent the end thereof remote from thecarriage for holding the cord or line passing between the firstmentioned fingers out of the way of the corner of the building.

KENNETH E. SCHNEDDER. GERALD W. SCHNEIDER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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